The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand
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The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand
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Luzvic, Stephanus, 1567-1640.
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[Rouen] :: Printed by Iohn Cousturier,
1634.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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"The devout hart or Royal throne of the pacifical Salomon. Composed by F. St. Luzuic S.I. Translated out of Latin into English. Enlarged with incentiue by F. St. Binet of the same S. and now enriched with hymnes by a new hand." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06534.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
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V. MEDITATION.
The preparatory Prayer.
Actiones nostras, &c.
FIRST POINT.
HOw fierce and cruel a warre
God made in Heauen once
against sinne, may hence be gathe∣red,
in that he damned Sathan and
his Cōplices, precipitously throwne
downe from those happy seates of
beatitude vnto the extreame tor∣ments
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of euerlasting fires. How im∣placable
a warr likewise he brought
against the same very enemy on earth
as easily appeares, in that he feared
not to descend into the lists of this
mortal lifea 1.1 that fighting foot to
foot, and hand to hand, he might
vtterly defeat the deuils works, to
wit, sinne. Lastly, how deadly a ha∣tred
he beares in Hel to that wicked
enemy, is cleere enough by this, that
not enduring sinners to remaine any
longer in these lists, bidding them
depart, he banisheth them, into such
miserable dungeons of eternal pu∣nishments.
2. Point. Attend besides, with
what study and diligence, he com∣maund
the monsters of vices, to pack
away from our hart, like as a noble
General in warr, as soone as he hath
taken some Towne or fort, either
by a sodaine stratagem or assault, re∣moues
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the ancient Magistrates, and
pute the souldiours in Garrison from
their ranck and place, nor suffers
any one to remaine behind, that
might stirre vp the least sparckle of
any treason.
3. Point Now with what iubiley
and joyful signes the Angels exult
and triumph in a manner, when they
behold that infamous rable of por∣tents
to be thrust forth, and chased
from our hart! How stand they
amazd in the meane tyme, at so great
a multitude and deformity of ene∣mies!
But how especially they ad∣mire,
that infelicity or stupidity of
ours, that we should euer seeme to
afford any place to such execrable
and damned Ghosts as these.
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THE COLLOQVY.
OH what dulnes of mind is this,
what stupidity of hart, that we
should so long suffer these monsters,
to rest and abide with vs, as if they
were some friends and familiars of
ours! Oh truly admirable goodnes
of God! who hath attended and ex∣pected
vs so long to returne to the
duty and office of good men; and
now at last most powerfully hath
brought vs into liberty, wherefore
we wil stedfastly purpose, and de∣termine
hereafter, to die rather, then
once to afford any place in our
hart to sinnes.